While it is important to win, it’s even more important to remain undefeated no matter what happens.
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos, poetry is born.
By changing our inner state of mind, we can change any suffering or hardship into a source of joy, regarding it as a means for forging and developing our lives. To turn even sorrow into a source of creativity – this is the way of life of a Buddhist.
Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something.
When we care for others our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives also expand. Actions to benefit others are not separate from actions to benefit oneself. Our lives and the lives of others are ultimately inseparable.
It is natural for us, as human beings, to look forward. Our eyes naturally look ahead. In this sense, we are made for moving toward a goal.
The determination to win is the better part of winning.
Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.
In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.
A truley heroic way of life lies in squarely confronting and courageously overcoming the pounding vicissitudes that life always throws in our paths.
We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.
It is precisely when we have suffered defeat that we can determine to win and open the path to future victory.
Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?
Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should strive to live our lives. Being able to do so is a sign of genuine character.
Increase your joy by doing the good you wish to have done to you.
True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances.
Let us join our efforts toward building the unshakable foundations for a culture of peace.
No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve.
Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.
Faith is to fear nothing, to stand unswayed, the power to surmount any obstacle.